Non-Medical Prescriber - HMP Woodhill
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 02/09/2026
- Closes
- 15/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Non-Medical Prescriber within the Integrated Mental Health Team at HMP Woodhill. The post holder will deliver high-quality, safe, and effective Non-Medical Prescribing Services, conducting mental health assessments and attending multi-disciplinary team meetings. They will also provide mental health advice to health professionals across primary and secondary care services to support treatment plans for service users.
Key responsibilities
- Deliver and monitor high standard nursing care to patients assessed by the team.
- Conduct mental health assessments.
- Attend multi-disciplinary team meetings.
- Provide mental health advice to health professionals across primary and secondary care services.
- Adhere to relevant clinical protocols and policies.
- Be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of security and safety within a custodial setting.
Essential criteria
- RMN Qualification with NMC Registration
- Evidence of professional development since registration
- Non- Medical Prescribing qualification
- Post-registration experience
- Experience of managing at a senior level
- Experience of key working and care plannin
- Experience in multi-agency working and training.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
- Sound clinical knowledge.
- Ability to provide and co-ordinate clinical and management supervision
- Ability to work in partnership with other agencies
- Ability to treat service users with respect and dignity at all times, adopting a culturally sensitive approach, which considers the needs of the whole person
- Commitment to interagency involvement in service, partnership and team work
- Flexible and adaptable to change management
- Ability to work flexibly with client group.
- Basic Information Technology skills.
Desirable criteria
- Post registration qualification that enhances clinical work: CBT, DBT, Dual Diagnosis, etc.
- Management Qualification
- Teaching and assessing qualification
- Experience of working within prison/secure setting.
- Experience of managing staff
- Knowledge and experience in using SystmOne IT program.
- Phlebotomy trained
- To be aware of security arrangements within a secure environment
- Awareness/knowledge of research skills.
- Willing to support colleagues when difficulties arise in challenging environments
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
Non-Medical Prescriber - HMP Woodhill
The closing date is 15 September 2026
Job summary
The Integrated Mental Health Team provides clinical and psychological interventions for prisoners with mental health needs in HMP Woodhill. The post holder will work as a member of the mental health team and contribute to; delivering high quality, safe and effective Non-Medical Prescribing Services.
The post holder will be responsible for conducting mental health assessments and attending multi-disciplinary team meetings.
Main duties of the job
As an integral member of the Mental Health team this role involves attending team meetings, assessing a variety of mental health presentations and initiating onward referrals.
Working autonomously and as part of an MDT, you will provide mental health advice to health professionals across primary and secondary care services to support treatment plans of service users.
About us
We're passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic, Prison or in the patient's own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do.Providingtop quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people.We're always looking torecruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our
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